Although I loved art as a child and painted off and on through my 20s, I never had much training. I’ve had a long career as a medical and science writer and editor and have also played a lot of music (accordion) and written and published a lot of poetry. I’ve only recently returned to art and wonder why it’s taken me so long. I’m very much a beginner, but painting is currently my obsession. I’ve recently completed an intensive 12-week painting program and am involved in several other courses and online groups. For me, painting is all about joy. I’m working toward more expressive work, toward risk and vulnerability, toward letting each painting be a glimpse of my inner life.
“Happy Birthday, Jane.” Acrylic on paper, 9 x 12″, 2021
“Late Summer Day,” Acrylic on cardboard, 8 x 8″, 2021
“Fast Forward into Spring.” Acrylic on cardboard, 8 x 8″, 2021
“Turkey in the Straw.” Acrylic on canvas board, 8×8″, 2021
“Octopus’s Garden.” Acrylic on hardwood panel, 12 x 12″ 2021
“The Gloaming.” Acrylic on cardboard. 8×8″, 2021
“Summer Fields.” Acrylic on hardwood panel, 12 x 12″ 2021
“Coming to Life.” Acrylic on hardwood panel, 12 x 12″, 2021
“Scattered Thoughts.” Acrylic on hardwood panel, 12 x 12″, 2021
“Elegy.” Acrylic on hardwood panel, 12 x 12″ 2021
“The Secret.” Acrylic on hardwood panel, 12 x 12″ 2021
“Rustic Farm Shed” (After Richard Robinson), Oil on canvas board, 12 x 12″, 2021
“Nobody Here But Us” (After Richard Robinson’s “Paradise Chickens”), Oil on canvas, 2020
“Cathedral Cove, New Zealand” (After Richard Robinson), Oil on canvas, 12 x 12″, 2020
“Waipu Cove, New Zealand” (After Richard Robinson), Oil on canvas, 12 x 12″, 2020